(The Lord's Prayer, in my own words inspired by NT Wright, Lent for Everyone: Luke, Year C)

God, who is not only mine, but Ours

Let us start by staying Wow!

We think a lot of things are amazing, but are they really in light of you?

Imagine everything being right. Heaven on earth. Peace. Just imagine. Because really – it is the plan.

[Long pause………………………………..]

While we wait, give us these three things we need:

The basics. You know we need to eat and eat often.

Clean inner fuel. Release us from the toxins that poison us and our relationships.

A secure path. Help us stay on the path of true adventure, avoiding the dead ends that may temporarily dazzle.

And thank you because the first pause helped us to remember:

That though we will need to say this all over again tomorrow;

your amazingly right plan - for then and even now – carries on.